Friday, June 11, 2021
Vol. 81, No. 24
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SERVING BETHPAGE, OLD BETHPAGE, AND PLAINVIEW
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. and Town Clerk Kate Murray attended the Levittown Memorial Day Parade on May 31, which stepped off at Island Trees Middle School and concluded with a ceremony at Veterans Park in Levittown. Also attending were members of the Fuentes family, representing Spc. Daniel Fuentes , an Island Trees High School student who was tragically killed while serving in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007; Frank Marcinek, Past Commander of Levittown American Legion Post 1711; Joseph Mondello, former United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago; Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti and New York State Assemblyman John Mikulin.
Robbery arrest in Bethpage
Nassau County Police arrested a homeless man on Tuesday, June 1 after the man allegedly tried to steal a pair of sneakers from someone who had posted them for sale on Facebook. According to police, a male victim agreed to sell the sneakers to Alexander
Almonte, 20, through a Facebook posting. Police say that the two agreed to meet at 7-11 located on Hempstead Turnpike in Bethpage. They say that as the victim was showing Almonte the sneakers, Almonte allegedly grabbed them and ran southbound on Seitz Drive. The victim fol-
lowed and Almonte allegedly pulled out a knife and pointed it at the victim. The victim backed off and called 911. Police arrested Almonte and charged him with two counts of robbery and a count of criminal possession of a weapon.
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Bethpage Water Dist. adds additional treatment system The Bethpage Water District (BWD) has unveiled its fourth Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) treatment system for the removal of 1,4-dioxane from drinking water at its South Park Drive facility. This AOP system, combined with the installation for Granular Activated Carbon (GAC), is the only approved method to rid the drinking water of 1,4-dioxane. In addition, GAC treatment is also effective at removing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). The BWD has been working at an unprecedented speed to ensure these systems were up and running without the need for a compliance deferral from New York State. “The top priority of the Bethpage Water District is and will always be the health and safety of our residents,” said BWD Chairman John Coumatos. “This District works tirelessly to ensure our community continues to receive the highest quality water despite the herculean challenges we face with the Northrop Grumman Plume. This is a huge milestone for our community and we are proud of the four treatment systems we have been able to install in such a short period of time.” The Bethpage Water District was the first Nassau County water provider to have operation AOP
treatment. They were also the first water provider in the world to have an approved Trojan Flex 100 AOP system, which is now the standard AOP system being used throughout Long Island. Construction of each of the District’s four AOP facilities began well before the State finalized its new maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) to regulate emerging contaminants. The District’s aggressive work to produce high quality water has made them a leader in Long Island’s battle to address emerging contaminants. “Actions always speak louder than words. The completion of this fourth AOP system is an additional measure to support our fight to reverse the false narrative surrounding the quality of the Bethpage community’s water,” said BWD Commissioner Theresa Black. “As bad actors continue to kick the can down the road in addressing the plume or others try to instill fear in our residents to leverage the situation for their own profits, we have never wavered in our obligation to ensure our residents receive water that is of the highest quality. Our residents can rest assured that our water quality meets or surpasses all federal, state and local guidelines and stands up against any water provider in the region.”
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